My Intel ipw2200 wireless card (Dell Latitude 110L) keeps disconnecting when it's idling and will not reconnect without a reboot. This is driving me nuts! I read everywhere and tried disable its power-saving feature (with command: # iwpriv eth1 set_power 6) and tried tweaking tcp_keepalive settings in sysctl. Nothing worked so far. There is nothing wrong with hardware itself as puppylinux and xp both work absolutely fine. I was very happy that I finally found a distro that fits great with me, I even love aptosid's default wallpaper theme - I'm a Scorpio... But... If anyone can shed some light, much much appreciated!

ipw2200 works fine for me and powersaving for wlan devices is globally disabled (due to issues in numerous drivers, basically all). Are you sure that the hardware is fine (wlan cards are easily prone to overheating)?

ipw2200 works fine for me and powersaving for wlan devices is globally disabled (due to issues in numerous drivers, basically all). Are you sure that the hardware is fine (wlan cards are easily prone to overheating)?

OK, maybe it was just my illusion, as the disconnecting is random after all. But, is there anyone competent enough to share a REAL solution - instead of just proving me wrong? Why do I have a feeling that the next posting is going to question me whether I plugged my computer in?!

[1] e.g. either I can reproduce it - and my own ipw2200 still works great and is used basically daily - or if you can provide some error messages or real debugging. Unfortunately "keeps disconnecting when it's idling and will not reconnect without a reboot" does not point into any direction, even less if two others don't observe that problem.
The whole essence of fixing a bug, is understanding what is broken - and the key point to understanding that is finding a lever to reproduce it (or at least to pinpoint its general location through error messages).

If there was 'no problem' or I knew what to do about it, why would I come here for help?? FYI, ipw2200 works fine under Puppy Linux or Windows on the same machine -- Reason why I came here to look for solution because it only happens when I use aptosid!

I sincerely hope you can do better than just being defensive and denying problems!

[1] e.g. either I can reproduce it - and my own ipw2200 still works great and is used basically daily - or if you can provide some error messages or real debugging. Unfortunately "keeps disconnecting when it's idling and will not reconnect without a reboot" does not point into any direction, even less if two others don't observe that problem.
The whole essence of fixing a bug, is understanding what is broken - and the key point to understanding that is finding a lever to reproduce it (or at least to pinpoint its general location through error messages).

The sheer fact that this topic has had the highest number of 'Views' (380+) for the past few days shows it's a common problem! Why don't you pull your head out of the sand and start looking for a solution for the problem? Come on now, you can do it!

nahn, if your intention was to motivate a developer to work gratis for you, you definitely found the wrong tone.
Greetings,
Chris

Work gratis for me!? Did I coerce him to work for aptosid? I asked a very respectful question in my first post and hoped you guys could share some expert advice. Yet, I got nothing but doubts if I actually had problems, and attempts to prove me wrong - I find that insulting. This kind of behavior is neither good for the image of aptosid, nor healthy for the future of that developer in question. Just because you are a volunteer, therefore, you are entitled to be unprofessional?

nahn, if your intention was to motivate a developer to work gratis for you, you definitely found the wrong tone.
Greetings,
Chris

Work gratis for me!? Did I coerce him to work for aptosid? I asked a very respectful question in my first post and hoped you guys could share some expert advice. Yet, I got nothing but doubts if I actually had problems, and attempts to prove me wrong - I find that insulting. This kind of behavior is neither good for the image of aptosid, nor healthy for the future of that developer in question. Just because you are a volunteer, therefore, you are entitled to be unprofessional?

This kind of behavior is neither good for the image of Linux or Windows, nor healthy for the future of you getting help on this forum or other forums in question. Just because you are a user, therefore, you are entitled to be unprofessional in the answers you didn't like?